EIDU Schools Kenya

30/10/2025

“Innovations are good and important, but they need to respond to a problem, be context-specific, and be cost-effective, so that ultimately they can be scaled by the government, who really has the mandate to take things to scale.” — Lilian Gangla, Head of Government Relations, EIDU

Speaking during the “Beyond the Pilot: Scaling FLN Interventions” session at the Global Schools Forum Annual Meeting 2025, Lilian shared insights from EIDU’s experience in Kenya on how innovation moves from pilot to system-level impact.

In Mombasa, an edtech solution first tested in low-cost private schools showed strong gains in foundational learning. When the public school system took interest, the approach had to evolve — to fit new realities: larger class sizes, different resources, and government priorities.

Together with the County Government of Mombasa, the programme was co-created to ensure ownership, alignment, and sustainability. The result: comparable improvements in learning outcomes, achieved through a model where government leads implementation — supported by data, tools, and shared training.

This is what co-creation looks like: not replication, but adaptation. Not parallel systems, but empowerment of governments.

23/10/2025

Across classrooms like these, teachers are integrating digital tools into their daily lessons and supporting children to learn through structured activities and playful, interactive content.

Findings from an independent RCT show that schools using EIDU’s digital learning approach achieved significantly higher learning gains over one academic year – at least 0.5 years of learning development to one year of schooling. The research covered more than 2,000 learners across 38 schools, helping us understand how technology can strengthen foundational learning when used within a structured pedagogy.

The results reinforce what we see every day: when teachers are supported and children are engaged, digital learning becomes a powerful complement to classroom teaching.

More about our impact: www.eidu.com/impact

21/10/2025

📍 EIDU in Adamawa State, Nigeria!

Our team is on the ground in Adamawa as we kick off pilot activities in partnership with the State Universal Basic Education Board and the Ministry for Education and Human Capital Development.

Together, we’re exploring how digital learning can support foundational skills in public primary schools. It’s the first step in a journey to better understand what works for learners, teachers, and education systems in the local context.

We’re excited to begin this collaboration – and to build evidence on how technology can help strengthen public education.

Read more about the collaboration:

https://www.nigeriastartupact.ng/adamawa-subeb-eidu-to-improve-digital-skills-in-basic-schools/

16/10/2025

We’re glad to have joined the Global Schools Forum Annual Meeting 2025 — a gathering of education leaders, policymakers, and innovators from around the world, all focused on strengthening Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) through collaboration.

Our Director of Partnerships, Valentine Njoroge, and Head of Government Relations, Lilian Gangla, brought EIDU’s perspective into the discussions on working with governments to integrate and scale effective FLN solutions.

From policy to classroom, it’s clear: sharing learnings and connecting efforts across countries is essential to overcoming common challenges in foundational learning.

We’re proud to be part of this community — one that is generous with its ideas, open to collaboration, and united by a bold goal: making quality learning a reality for every child.

14/10/2025

EIDU at the Global Schools Forum 2025 🌍

We’re proud to join education leaders and partners at this year’s Global Schools Forum (GSF), taking place from 13–16 October 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lilian Gangla, Head of Government Relations and Corporate Affairs at EIDU, will participate in a session: “Beyond the pilot: Scaling FLN interventions.”

As foreign aid to education declines, the discussion will explore how governments can sustainably fund and scale proven learning models and how philanthropy and innovation can support national systems to deliver impact at scale.

At EIDU, we believe meaningful scale starts with partnership where we work alongside governments to strengthen public education systems through digital, data-driven, and teacher-led solutions.

📅 Date: 15 October 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 – 9:45 AM
📍 Location: Nairobi, Kenya

08/10/2025

We learned about this Nigerian saying in a recent article and couldn’t agree more!

In the article Dr. Magaji Gafiya, Executive Chairman, Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board, highlighted how partnerships can drive lasting improvements in teaching and learning. Katsina State’s bold commitment to equipping schools with digital skills reflects a vision we are proud to share: ensuring every child has access to quality education.

Education is and always will be the pillar of life.

Read the full article here:
https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/09/26/katsinas-bold-step-using-edtech-to-bridge-learning-gaps/

01/10/2025

What we learned from early testing

In our 12-week pilot across 40 pre-primary schools in Kenya, teachers used the remedial feature to deliver short, targeted lessons that help learners catch up on literacy skills.

In this impact video, Teacher Milka, a PP1 teacher from Kiyu Primary School, shares how she used the feature in her classroom. She describes how it reduced the effort needed to identify struggling learners and prepare lessons, allowing her to focus more on teaching.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYk1oEnnEQM

29/09/2025

In Machakos County, parents recently shared how learners are not only growing in literacy and numeracy but are also bringing their curiosity home, choosing educational content over games and practicing responsibility, turn-taking, and digital literacy.

Independent impact evaluations remain the cornerstone of how we assess our effectiveness. But conversations like these are an equally important indicator: they confirm that what we design for governments and classrooms also works for the communities themselves.

Because at its heart, our mission is simple: children need strong foundations early so they can read by age 10 and keep pace throughout their education.

25/09/2025

Introducing Generative AI for Remedial Learning in EIDU

Remedials are short, structured lessons that target specific literacy skills, giving struggling learners a chance to catch up. At EIDU, we are piloting a remedial feature that uses learner data to help teachers identify who needs extra support and generate curriculum-aligned lesson plans they can adapt or use directly in class.

This work is being developed as part of the Google.org GenAI Accelerator programme, which supports innovations applying generative AI for social impact with the main aim being, to support teachers in addressing learning gaps early, with tools that save time and fit into daily classroom practice.



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11/09/2025

In a recent episode of the Africana Voice Podcast, Fredrick Seda, EIDU’s Director of Operations in Kenya, explains how true impact in education requires more than just reaching learners.

Rather than treating learning as an isolated process, EIDU integrates teachers, curriculum officers, and policymakers into one ecosystem, showing that sustainable change in education requires systemic transformation, not just digital tools.

Listen to the podcast here: https://www.africanavoice.com/podcast/eidu-german-edtech-in-kenya/

08/09/2025

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Steve Mokaya from The Africana Voice at our Berlin headquarters.

During his visit, Steve spoke with our Founder, Bernd Roggendorf, and connected with Fredrick Seda, our Director of Operations in Kenya. The result is a powerful article that calls EIDU's work a "quiet revolution" in classrooms starved of resources.

The piece beautifully highlights how our platform's thoughtful deployment, collaboration with local educators, and adaptive technology are shaping learning on the ground.

We're grateful to Steve for sharing our story and providing such an insightful look into the communities we partner with.

Read the full article here: https://www.africanavoice.com/technology/eidu-edtech-in-kenyan-schools/

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04/09/2025

AI For Every Classroom: piloting mother-tongue learning in Nigeria

At EIDU, we believe every child should be able to learn in the language they know best. Yet in Nigeria, where Yoruba is spoken by over 45 million people, there are very few curriculum-aligned materials available in early education.

With support from Cisco’s Cycle of Innovation programme, we are starting a small but important pilot: exploring how AI can help generate Yoruba-language learning content that is affordable, high-quality, and rooted in local context.

Together with educators, linguists, and data scientists, we will:
- Develop early years materials in Yoruba aligned to Nigeria’s curriculum
- Test them with teachers in Oyo State
- Gather feedback and expert reviews to validate their use in classrooms

This pilot promises to offer a new way for governments and partners to address the mother-tongue content gap at scale.